Minnesota Agape Movement

The Agape Movement was born out of the community response to the public killing of George Floyd under the knee of then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020. Since the civil unrest, trial and sentencing of Chauvin, and in the spirit of George Floyd, the Agape Movement has developed a tree of organized goals to combat gun violence, neighborhood discord, and domestic violence on the Southside of Minneapolis. Headed by Reggie Ferguson, Bridgette Stewart, Marquise Bowie, and Steve Floyd we have organized unconventional violence prevention work within the community. In our efforts to discourage street and gang violence in the recent past, the Agape Movement partnered with the City of Minneapolis to fund our violence interrupters and community outreach services, programs, and events. We have continued our efforts of transforming street energy into community energy through advocacy, empowerment and education. Our goal is to help build a stronger, peaceful, and safer community by "putting the neighbor back into the hood".